Citation

Shelton D, Kesten KL, Zhang W, Trestman R. J. Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2011; 24(2): 105-113.

Affiliation

Deborah Shelton, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CCHP, FAAN, is Professor, School of Nursing/Department of Medicine; Director, Research & Evaluation-Correctional Managed Health Care, University of Connecticut. Karen Kesten, MS, is Project Coordinator, Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center. Wanli Zhang, PhD, is Statistician, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center. Robert Trestman, MD, PhD, is Professor, Department of Medicine, Psychiatry & Nursing, Correctional Managed Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00275.x

PMID

21501287

PMCID

PMC3080237

Abstract

PURPOSE:  This article reports the findings of a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy-Corrections Modified (DBT-CM) intervention upon difficult-to-manage, impulsive, and/or aggressive incarcerated male adolescents. METHODS:  A secondary analysis of a subsample of 38 male adolescents who participated in the study was conducted. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used; descriptive statistics and t-tests were conducted. RESULTS:  Significant changes were found in physical aggression, distancing coping methods, and number of disciplinary tickets for behavior. CONCLUSION:  The study supports the value of DBT-CM for the management of incarcerated male adolescents with difficult-to-manage aggressive behaviors.

Language: en